"Ayush" <"ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com"> wrote in message
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> [Noozer]s message :
>> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?
>
>
> Because it is a special folder.
>
> To change the icon, follow these steps:
> 1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
> 2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
> attrib +s "%windir%"
> CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
> type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"

Thank you very much! Worked great!

Ext User(Ayush)

01-06-2007, 09:23 PM

[Noozer]s message :
>>> Why can't I customize the icon for the Windows folder on my System?
>>
>> Because it is a special folder.
>>
>> To change the icon, follow these steps:
>> 1- Customize the icon of a normal folder.
>> 2- Open Command Prompt and run following commands:
>> attrib +s "%windir%"
>> CD /D "Path of the folder you customized in step 1"
>> type "desktop.ini" > "%windir%\desktop.ini"
>
> Thank you very much! Worked great!

You're welcome Noozer !

Good Luck, Ayush.
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